Full academic boycott of Israhell: SOAS students vote overwhelmingly in favor

Students and staff at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a full academic boycott of Israel.

The students’ union ruled on the issue last Friday as part of its Israeli Apartheid week.

The poll involved over two thousand students and staff members and the boycott passed by a margin of around 75 percent, with 425 students opposing the motion.

The union has been associated with the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) since 2005. The SOAS branch of the movement featured centrally in the build up to the vote, calling for the referendum late last year.